culยทture
/หkษlCHษr/
The characteristics and knowledge
of a particular group of people,
encompassing language, religion,
cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
noยทmads
/หnลหmads/
People who do not stay long in the
same place; ย wanderers, travelers.
Currently in Brisbane, QLD
Total Miles Traveled: 20,163
culยทture
/หkษlCHษr/
The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
noยทmads
/หnลหmads/
People who do not stay long in the same place; ย wanderers, travelers.
Currently in Brisbane, QLD
Total Miles Traveled: 20,163
Welcome to Our Family Travel Blog
Welcome
Welcome to Our Family Travel Blog
Welcome
Our family is traveling the world, making memories, and learning. We just sailed from French Polynesia to Australia on “Hanavave,” a 38-foot Fountaine Pajot catamaran.
Travel with us:
Culture Nomads on Travel + Leisure’s Podcast
Culture Nomads on Travel + Leisure’s “Let’s Go Together” podcast
I heard about your incredible adventure on the podcast and have since done a deep dive on your Instagram. What you are doing is simply inspiring!!
Pre-covid we took our kids (7 & 9) to NZ and Australia for 6 weeks but I have long dreamed of doing what you are. I wonder if I shoud wait till our kids are in their teens though :).
I will continue to follow your travels but just wanted to say: stranger to another stranger: I believe the gift you are giving your kids right now is the absoute best gift of all. And you inspire me…so thank you!
Crossing the South Pacific: Sailing Tahiti to Australia
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane: A 13-Day Passage
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 3 | Bora Bora to Fiji: A 15-Day Passage
We are a family of 4 traveling the world full time. Currently, we are sailing the South Pacific from French Polynesia to Australia.
Grant is an Aussie Best-Selling Mindful Leadership Author, Speaker and Business Strategist and Jana is a Czech born and raised Creative Directorย andย Artist. Our son, Jack, is 16 and our daughter, Stella (aka Stellie, Ellie, or Bean) is 15. We also have Mackie and Paigie, 9-year old Labradoodles and Phoebe, a 3-year old Great Dane.
Since 2020 has turned out to be a crazy year, we decided to sell our home in Charlottesville, Virginia, move into “Thelma & Louise,” a 2002 Monaco Diplomat RV and a 2016 Jeep Wrangler and travel the U.S. and Mexico.
After almost 8 months of traveling the U.S. and Mexico with Thelma and Louise, we transitioned to “Hanavave,” a 38-foot catamaran in Tahiti. We will spend the next few months sailing French Polynesia and the South Pacific to Australia.
We invite you to travel with us by following our social channels below.
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Jana & Grant
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Jack & Stellie
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Paigie, Phoebe & Mackie
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Thelma & Louise
“Why We Sold Our Home to Live on a Bus and Travel Full-Time”
by Grant & Jana
“Why We Sold Our Home to Live on a Bus and Travel Full-Time”
by Grant & Jana
“How We Stay Safe & Healthy While Traveling Full-Time during COVID-19”
by Grant & Jana
“How We Stay Safe & Healthy While Traveling Full-Time during COVID-19”
by Grant & Jana
“Lessons From the Road | Less is More: Adventure Over Stuff”
by Jana
“Lessons From the Road | Less is More: Adventure Over Stuff”
by Jana
Our Trip
Trip
Our Trip
Trip
About Us
About
About Us
About
Best-Selling Author & Business Strategist | MacGyver
Creative Director | Artistย Outdoorsย
16 | Soccer Player | Music | “The Office”
15 | Artist | Singer | Animal Lover | Anime
Hanavave
Tour
Hanavave
Tour
About Thelma the Bus
About
About Thelma
About
Thelma was our 2002 Monaco Diplomat RV. We spent almost 8 months traveling the U.S. and Mexico with her between November 2020 and June 2021. She was 40-feet long and had a main living area with a custom built dining section, kitchen section with a fridge, freezer and pantry, two custom built bunks for the kids and a wardrobe with a large cabinet and drawers. The bathroom area was in between the main living area and the back bedroom, which had a queen size bed, large closet and plenty of cabinets and drawers for storage.
Thelma towed Louise, our 2016 Jeep Wrangler. Upon moving on to Hanavave, a catamaran in French Polynesia, we sold Thelma and Louise and they both now live in Washington State.
We will always cherish the memories we made while traveling with Thelma & Louise.
Thelma was our 2002 Monaco Diplomat RV. We spent almost 8 months traveling the U.S. and Mexico with her between November 2020 and June 2021. She was 40-feet long and had a main living area with a custom built dining section, kitchen section with a fridge, freezer and pantry, two custom built bunks for the kids and a wardrobe with a large cabinet and drawers. The bathroom area was in between the main living area and the back bedroom, which had a queen size bed, large closet and plenty of cabinets and drawers for storage.
Thelma towed Louise, our 2016 Jeep Wrangler. Upon moving on to Hanavave, a catamaran in French Polynesia, we sold Thelma and Louise and they both now live in Washington State.
We will always cherish the memories we made while traveling with Thelma & Louise.
ย Our Travel Blog
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Please note that the focus of our blog is not to be a travel guide or a review site. Rather, it is a family diary of our travels accompanied by “Reflections,” which are thought pieces about our experiences.
As we are currently living on a sail boat in French Polynesia, our internet access is quite limited and we are unable to post daily diary entries. You can visit our social media channels for short updates and we will be posting recaps and reflections of longer time periods less frequently.
Thanks for traveling with us! ๐โ๏ธ
ย Our Travel Blog
Travel
Please note that the focus of our blog is not to be a travel guide or a review site. Rather, it is a family diary of our travels accompanied by “Reflections,” which are thought pieces about our experiences.
As we are currently living on a sail boat in French Polynesia, our internet access is quite limited and we are unable to post daily diary entries. You can visit our social media channels for short updates and we will be posting recaps and reflections of longer time periods less frequently.
Thanks for traveling with us! ๐โ๏ธ
Travel Diary
Travel
A log of what we get up to, including a photo and video galleries.
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passage
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passageinstagramfacebookyoutubetwitter ย A Long-Awaited Departure After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th....
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 3: Bora Bora to Fiji Passage
After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we had spent the last week waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
Sailing
Sailing
Video episodes of our South Pacific Crossing
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passage
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 4: Fiji to Brisbane Passageinstagramfacebookyoutubetwitter ย A Long-Awaited Departure After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th....
Sailing Tahiti to Australia | Leg 3: Bora Bora to Fiji Passage
After having waited in French Polynesia for two and a half months, we excitedly sailed out of Bora Bora around 7:30 am on Saturday, September 4th. Like the rest of French Polynesia, Bora Bora was in COVID lockdown, and we had spent the last week waiting for our departure paperwork to go through all the requisite bureaucratic channels. This required multiple trips to the local gendarmerie (police station), where Grant quickly befriended the two kind and helpful officers, Alex and Bruno.
Places
Places
These are some of the states we have visited so far. Click here to view all.
BC
Baja, Mexico
UT
Utah
National Parks
Parks
These are some of the National Parks we have visited. Click here to view all.
AZ
Grand Canyon
UT
Arches
๐ท: @jack_gamble_shoots
While at sea, the moon provides the only light at night. It is amazing how different night sailing is during different phases of the moon. The moon is divine feminine energy and this full moon and lunar eclipse is an opportunity to bring our masculine and feminine aspects into balance. โฏ๏ธ ๐ท: @jack_gamble_shoots
Itโs been a very busy few weeks re-entering the world (and moving to a new country) after two weeks at sea and two weeks in quarantine. We have spent some wonderful time with some of our family and friends, moved off the boat into an Airbnb and started exploring Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. It has been a very big transition (not enough hours in the day), but so far so good!
Our family has always loved Halloween. In Virginia, we lived next to a very cool old cemetery so we organized a haunted hay ride (see photo number 4), complete with the scary chain saw guy. Sadly, there will be no costumes this year, but we will watch a scary movie on the boat tonight. Happy Halloween from Brisbane! ๐๐งก๐๐งก๐๐งก๐
We let our hair down after getting released from quarantine today. We spent two weeks at sea followed by two weeks locked in a hotel room, which means that our feet didnโt really touch the earth in a month. We found a park and in between scrubbing the boat we took a walk and put our feet in the grass. We are so happy to be back out in nature! ๐
In 2 days, we will get released from quarantine in Australia. In 4 days, it will be one year since we sold everything and hit the road in Virginia. When we started out in Thelma the bus, we had no idea where we were going or how long we were going to travel for. The idea of crossing the South Pacific in a sailboat was unfathomable and scary. But our entire year was an exercise in listening to the guidance we were receiving, letting go, and trusting. Right now, pretty much everything is an unknown for us and it will take a lot of all these things to start a new life in a country we love. ๐ท @jack_gamble_shoots
TRAVEL WITH US!
We are currently sailing the South Pacific to Australia.
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Thank you for joining us, have a great day!